Reports link violent media, mental health to mass shootings

February 24, 2013

A report compiled by an advisory committee to the National Science Foundation details three major risk factors associated with mass shootings — exposure to violent media, mental health, and access t......

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Bornandraised

You fail to address the false corollary created. You fail to realize that games aren't made in Hollywood. You fail to accept that game makers are not blaming guns. You fail to do anything but repeat yourself. Yep... you pretty much just fail.

Bornandraised

How are they making correlaries about mass violence when many of the recent perpetrators have been middle-aged or above, with little to no exposure to violent video games in their lifetimes? It bothers me that gun manufacturers are pushing the violent video game issue when they themselves are claiming to be scapegoated. They have projected the message that millions of law-abiding gun owners make it through every day without murdering someone, a valid point. So why would they attack an industry that serves millions of law abiding video-gamers who also make it through the day without killing another peron? How about we attack a system that allows repeated abuse and neglect to happen in the home, school staff that allow systematic oppression through bullying, poverty among the working, and impotent laws with regard to compelling mental healthcare?

ULTR4VI0L3T

Maybe some of the parents of these children should abide by the rating on the front of the games cover instead of having 10 year old children playing "M" rated games. I'm sick of the media trying to portray games as the reason these people have breakdowns or whatever it is that causes them to commit these atrocious acts.

flyonthewall

The WH website has the detailed plan originally put out and it calls for quality mental health services, especially for young people. It also calls for more "resource officers", such as school psychologists, social workers, and counselors, as well as make other investments in school safety. Why are these issues being given the silent treatment, since all we seem to read and hear is "confiscation". Wolf is simply projecting(lying) what he and others are doing, remaining silent.